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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 24 February 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 13
  3. 16
  4. 35
  5. 36
  6. 38
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$8,000,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/40 + 1/10 · since Nov 2011draw 1,080 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-02-21All recent draws2024-02-28 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:39 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed6 13 16 35 36 38 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 February 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 64% of every possible ticket.

  • sum78th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap92th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 162 of each

6158times
13164times
16151times
35170times
36

Prize breakdown · 2024-02-24

  • Lines in play≈ 5.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$495.8Kto 21k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.15

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$79.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$264K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball16%NZ$78K
  • 2 other tiers15%NZ$74.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.15 by chance

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152times
38148times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 108 of each

3101times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,079 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 5 of 6 numbers (6, 13, 16, 35, 38) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 25 December 2019 — its closest relative in 1,079 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 5.6% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 February 2024): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

144

The numbers add up to 144 — the 78th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

13 had not appeared for 8 draws. A number waits about 7 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.3× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$8,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball39≈ 30 by chanceNZ$1,674
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,221≈ 1.2k by chanceNZ$65.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball17,598≈ 18k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$127
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,814NZ$43.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,221 winners, 1% fewer than the 1.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball0NZ$8,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball39NZ$1,674
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$127
    Match 4 + Powerball1,221NZ$65.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,814NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball17,598NZ$15.00
    Totals20,744—